LIGHTNING PROTECTION CORPORATION manufactures SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES (SPD) for DC powered equipment operating at voltages to 1500 VDC. Protection is available between any combination of points including plus, minus, and ground. Lightning and surge current ratings up to 100,000 amperes and higher currents on special order. Applications include :

LIGHTNING PROTECTION CORPORATION manufactures specialty gas-filled, non-radioactive, lightning and surge protective devices. These spark gap arresters come in a variety of surge current capabilities and physical dimensions, with two or three electrodes. The high temperature, ultra-pure electrodes are silver brazed to high alumina ceramics in vacuum and backfilled with inert gas mixtures. The entire cycle is automatically controlled by computer controlled equipment.

Surge current ratings are available to 150 KA for 8/20 µs wave, to 10 KA for 10/1000 µs wave, and to 50 KA for 10/350 µs wave. Breakdown voltage ratings range from 75 VDC minimum to 5000 VDC maximum.

Characteristics include bipolar and automatic operation. Device extinguishes on each current zero. Capacitance 0.5 to 5 pico farads. Resistance 10,000 megohms in non-conducting state. In the arcing state a 15 to 25 volt drop occurs for one ampere to several thousand amperes.

Lightning Protection Corporation (LPC) manufactures specially designed, hermetically sealed (900° C), truly co-axial (50 ohm and 75 ohm), gas filled spark gap arresters for RF load currents (to 25 amperes), and high surge (including EMP) currents to 75,000 amperes, 8/20m s wave. The arresters may be bulkhead mounted and are connected in-line with the co-ax cable. DC continuity between the RF connector terminations present "0" impedance to load current at any frequency. Surge current is diverted from the center conductor to the outer shell which should be connected to ground by the customer.

LIGHTNING PROTECTION CORPORATION (LPC) designs and manufactures surge protective devices (SPD) for critical electrical and electronic applications. The customer specifies the criteria, to which LPC responds with a proposed SPD product design. The product may be available as a shelf item, a modified shelf item, or an entirely new item/design. There is no tooling or engineering charge to the customer for new designs. The applications may be industrial, commercial, government, military for AC power, DC power, Communication and Signal, RF coaxial, and electronics.